Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)

Cate Blanchett as: Kaa

Directed by: Andy Serkis
Selected Cast: Rohan Chand, Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris, Matthew Rhys, Freida Pinto
Written by: Callie Kloves (Based on Rudyard Kipling’s short story collection)
Release Year: 2018
Genre: Adventure | Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13

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Human child Mowgli is raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own, but the fearsome tiger Shere Khan doesn’t take a liking to him. But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins.

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Quotes from Others

  • Andy Serkis:
    — “My vision for the movie was that we were shooting a drama, and therefore a considerable amount of shots in this storytelling were going to be in close-up, and you would be looking right into their eyes and reading their emotion. So everything was geared around that. The relationships would have that depth, the ability for whoever was playing Mowgli to have great scenes and interact with great actors.”

Trivia & Facts

  • Filmed in South Africa and UK.
  • Shot on location in South Africa and at the Warner Brothers’ Leavesden Studios in the U.K. According to director Andy Serkis, the film-makers created an entire village set in South Africa.
  • This film was originally slated to be released late 2016, but after information was released that Disney would be releasing a live-action remake of its animated film The Jungle Book, the release date was pushed back to 2018.
  • The film had limited release- in the US on 29 November 2018 before its streaming release date on 7 December 2018.

Cinema-con Warner Bros. presentation, 24 April 2018